Accra, July 30, GNA-The Attorney-General (AG) says he will appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge Dr Ato Forson, a former Deputy Minister of Finance and Richard Jakpa, a Businessman.
According to the AG, the appeal is for an order to erase the effect of the erroneous decision of the Court.
In a statement issued in Accra by Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, after the ruling, said, “We consider the decision of the Court of Appeal grossly unfair to the nation and inimical to the fight against impunity and abuse of public office.”
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the Court of Appeal by a split 2–1 decision, allowed an appeal against the ruling of the High Court dated March 30, 2023, dismissing a submission of no case filed by the accused persons and ordering them to open their defence.
It said the Office of the Attorney-General considered the decision of the Court of Appeal to be perverse in the quest for public accountability and the rule of law.
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